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Electric Vehicles are finally here in a big way. Not only are they being produced by every major automobile manufacturer in business, they are for the first time within the reach of a mainstream budget. Cities across the nation are creating the charging infrastructure necessary to support the new wave of electric vehicles. St. Louis [...]

The headquarters of the nonprofit Kerr Foundation on the St Louis riverfront is a LEED Platinum office building that has 5 different renewable energy systems – 3 solar arrays and 2 wind turbines.

Would you like to reduce your business operating costs? Mitigate workplace risk, and enjoy lower insurance rates as a result? – Improve employee productivity and satisfaction? – Optimize your facility’s performance over time? – Contribute to the health of your community and better care of our environment? Studies have shown that green buildings improve business [...]

Can Solar Really Power My Whole House? Yes! Your household energy use is easily calculated by going over your utility bills. (Most bills will list your energy usage in kilowatts per month). We will help you determine your average energy use over the course of the year and the number of solar panels necessary to [...]

The undeniable success of residential solar energy in recent years suggests that Americans – both builders and owners alike – are evaluating homes from a more holistic and long-term point of view. For anyone who has owned a home and watched it become outdated, inefficient, or worn out in only 15 or 20 years, this [...]

This week Ameren Missouri filed a 60-day notice with the Public Service  Commission, disclosing their intention to file for a rate hike, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Utility companies are required by law to file such notices whenever the rate increase case is likely to be contested – as, in this case, it probably [...]

Did you know that every major automotive manufacturer is now mass-producing electric vehicles? Buyers today have real options with every aspect of their vehicle, from functionality to styling to price. Buyers are also supported by a generous tax credit – approximately $7,500 for purchasing an electric vehicle – and enjoy fuel savings of 50% or [...]

  Do you know how your business’s building energy systems are performing at the moment? Could you describe exactly how improvements could be made, or define the returns they would bring you in both financial and non-financial terms? Answering these questions is what energy audits are all about. Whatever the size of your business, you [...]

    If you are an advocate of renewable energy or sustainability in general, don’t miss your opportunity to attend the public sessions of St. Louis’ first citywide Sustainability Summit this December 6th and 7th. The first of three summits planned for the next year, Mayor Francis Slay said this event is intended to allow [...]

You’re interested. You’d like to get solar – but still have questions about how to make it happen financially? Here are some options for scoping out your costs, in order from less to more precise: Simple Estimation Use these simple rules of thumb for estimating costs. Free Consultation Microgrid will perform a preliminary site survey and [...]

Residential Solar Energy may be surfacing in the mainstream homeowner’s consciousness – but is it within reach of the current mainstream budget? Most popular electronics such as digital cameras, flat screens and cell phones will drop about 20 percent whenever production demand doubles. As it goes with these more familiar technological phenomena, so it goes [...]